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Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:

The records from the Chameleon system used by the city of Palo Alto to manage animal services, including pet license information (pet name, breed, etc), and reports/records relating to calls for services, citations, and bite reports.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 31, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

The City of Palo Alto is dedicated and responsive to our community. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was given the reference number W000816-061217 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: The records from the Chameleon system used by the city of Palo Alto to manage animal services, including pet license information (pet name, breed, etc), and reports/records relating to calls for services, citations, and bite reports.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.

You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed.

--- Please respond above this line --- 06/12/2017 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of May 31, 2017, Reference # W000816-061217 Dear Dan , I am writing in response to your requests for documents under the California Public Records Act (Govt. Code § 6250 et seq.) received by the City on 5/31/2017. Your request mentioned The records from the Chameleon system used by the city of Palo Alto to manage animal services, including pet license information (pet name, breed, etc), and reports/records relating to calls for services, citations, and bite reports. This letter is to clarify what information that you are seeking from the City, specifically, please provide a date range of records you are seeking. The California Public Records Act does not require our agency to create a record, or document not normally retained in the normal course of business. Some of the data that you request may, or may not be in an electronic format, or may be exempt from disclosure. Based on your request thus far, in order to comply in full, or in part, computer programming would be necessary to compile and extract the this type of data, therefore, pursuant to California Government Code Section 6253.9(a)(b)(2) you would bear the cost of $107.00 per hour. Depending on the time frame, and/or if you care to narrow your request, will determine how many hours and the cost you would incur. If you would like for the City to proceed with your public information request, please respond to this letter. If you have any further questions, please contact Paula Silva, 650.329.2461. Sincerely, Lisa Scheff Public Safety Program Manager/Records Police Department